- apnews.com Charlotte airport workers strike over low wages as busy Thanksgiving travel week begins
Workers in North Carolina described living paycheck to paycheck, unable to cover expenses like car repairs while performing jobs that keep countless planes running on schedule.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Workers who clean airplanes, remove trash and help with wheelchairs at Charlotte’s airport, one of the nation’s busiest, went on strike Monday during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to demand higher wages.
The Service Employees International Union announced the strike in a statement early Monday, saying the workers would demand “an end to poverty wages and respect on the job during the holiday travel season.” The strike was expected to last 24 hours, said union spokesperson Sean Keady.
Employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services cast ballots Friday to authorize the work stoppage at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, a hub for American Airlines. The two companies contract with American, one of the world’s biggest carriers, to provide services such as cleaning airplane interiors, removing trash and escorting passengers in wheelchairs.
- www.nbcnews.com Musk and Ramaswamy float ending remote work for federal employees and ‘large-scale firings’
The idea could affect over 1 million federal workers who are eligible for remote work.
- www.yahoo.com Flight attendants on Home Depot cofounder's private jets say they were overworked and not paid overtime
The lawsuit against Arthur M. Blank's family office alleges the attendants worked up to 90 hours a week, and another was in a relationship with Blank.
- www.counterpunch.org There are Minimum Wages, Why Not a Maximum Wage?
Why don’t we have a maximum wage? Asking that question is another way of asking why some people can rake in millions while others struggle to earn enough
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How's Iceland's 4-Day Work Week Working? 'Incredibly Well,' Study Says
www.commondreams.org How's Iceland's 4-Day Work Week Working? 'Incredibly Well,' Study Says | Common Dreams"The Iceland story offers a very different vision to countries across Europe that are grappling with low productivity but trying the same old failed methods," said one researcher.
- inthesetimes.com Believe It Or Not, Unions Have Even Bigger Problems than the 2024 Election
With just weeks until Election Day, the current political trends are a warning siren to the labor movement.
- www.cnbc.com Amazon cloud boss says employees unhappy with 5-day office mandate can leave
Amazon's cloud boss on Thursday told employees who are unhappy with the company's new five-day in-office mandate they can leave for other companies.
- write.as The lengthy story of how I left the Tech industry and started washing miso jars
Workers these days are quitting the Tech industry in droves. They are quitting their programmer or sysadmin job, or maybe just the startu...
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135.9 Million Reasons Why the Working Class Is So Angry
www.commondreams.org 135.9 Million Reasons Why the Working Class Is So Angry | Common DreamsWorkers know that when a private equity firm buys up the company at which they work or a stock buyback is announced, they are likely about to get kicked in the face.
- www.theguardian.com Tennessee plastics factory staff killed in Hurricane Helene reportedly told not to evacuate
One worker said Impact Plastics managers would not let employees leave, which company denies
- www.electrive.com Inspection visits to Tesla employees on sick leave - electrive.com
Due to an unusually high number of sick days at the German Tesla factory, Managing Director André Thierig and Head of Human Resources Erik Demmler visited employees unannounced at home. They were not amused.
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CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24%
www.commondreams.org CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% | Common DreamsCEOs at top US companies saw their pay skyrocket by 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay only increased by 24%
- www.theguardian.com Expert who coined presenteeism term says employers who force staff back are dinosaurs
Academic who coined the word presenteesim says ‘micromanagers’ will not attract talent and may harm productivity
>Employers who force staff to return to the office five days a week have been called the “dinosaurs of our age” by one of the world’s leading experts who coined the term “presenteeism”.
>Sir Cary Cooper, a professor of organisational psychology and health at the University of Manchester’s Alliance Manchester Business School, said employers imposing strict requirements on staff to be in the office risked driving away talented workers, damaging the wellbeing of employees and undermining their financial performance.
- calmatters.org California companies wrote their own gig worker law. Now no one is enforcing it
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for gig workers from firms like Uber and Instacart. But California isn’t enforcing it.